Santorum: You’re Not ‘a Real Republican’ If You Haven’t Cursed Out a Times Reporter
[National Journal, 3/26/12] After lashing out at a New York Times reporter on Sunday, Santorum tried to downplay the incident, saying today that it’s a mark of his Republican bona fides that he said such a thing. His campaign also responded to the incident just after 1 a.m. today with an e-mail blast titled “A fight worth fighting.”...
Reporter says; he was using Newt tactics to garner badly needed attention. Plus get a little free press...
A Presidential candidate that can't keep their composure over a few questions by a reporter wouldn't make a good President or a gambler. be###
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After an incident over the weekend in which he lashed out a New York Times reporter by using an obscenity, Rick Santorum tried to downplay the incident, saying on Monday that it’s a mark of his Republican bona fides that he said such a thing.
“If you haven’t cursed out a New York Times reporter during the course of a campaign, you’re not really a real Republican,” Santorum said on Fox News's Fox & Friends.” He added that “it was one of these harassing moments” from the reporter that made him say such a thing.
According to a story by Jeff Zeleny of The Times, in a speech on Sunday, Santorum said Romney would be the "worst Republican in the country" to pit against Obama. When Zeleny asked Santorum to clarify, Santorum reportedly became frustrated and snapped: “Quit Distorting my words. It's bull----“
